BizQuiz #33

Which is the most traded commodity in the world?
Crude Oil

Gulliver’s Travels is the inspiration for the name of which familiar internet company?
Yahoo!

Bombay House is the headquarters of which industrial house?
The Tatas

Who was the first chairman of ICICI Ltd?
A Ramaswami Mudaliar

Who writes the popular strip ‘Dilbert’ based on office and business life?
Scott Adams

Who is the founder of General Electric?
Thomas Alva Edison

What foreign company did Tata Tea acquire a stake in last week?
Grand

We know the Nano as the Rs1 lakh car. How much did the original affordable car, the Ford Model T, sell for in the second decade of the twentieth century?
$850

Which is the largest-selling soap brand in India?
Lifebuoy

What does the term GAAP stand for?
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

BizQuiz #22

Which word was derived from the french word Bougette meaning ‘Little Bag’?
Budget.

Who created SDR, Special Drawing Rights, in 1967 which deals with the reserve of International Assets whose value is based on widely used currencies?
International Monetary fund.

In financial Lingo, What is a ‘Bridge Loan’?
Temporary finance provided until the availability of Long term Arrangements.

What is the rate of Interest at which short term funds are exchanged between banks in London called?
LIBOR, London Interbank offered rate.

Which is first india’s first credit rating agency set up jointly by LIC, GIC, UTI, ICICI and Asian Development Bank in January 1988?
CRISIL – credit rating information services of india limited.